I suppose this is a bit of a LTTP thread given the film originally came out at the end of 2016..
I watched it with my girlfriend last night and I just wanted to share my appreciation, and moreso - offer it as a recommendation for anyone who hasn't seen it. It honestly feels like one of those special, powerful documentaries that every human being should watch. I feel bad for having not watched it until now, and I can't help but wonder: if it had hit every eyeball earlier in 2016, would we be living in a different reality today?
https://www.netflix.com/title/80091741
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt5895028/
https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/13th/
It's a beautifully crafted movie, drawing out a logical timeline of cultural reform and national shame, and it exposes one shocking truth or statistic after another. The opening quote: the United States has 5% of the World's population, but 25% of the World's prisoners - sets the tone, and from there its just a succinct and perfectly articulated argument that the 13th amendment didn't end slavery and racial oppression, it just forced that oppression to transform. It renders in to human terms, people we have been conditioned to forget - the moment they are locked away. It highlights the injustice of plea bargains and people spending years behind bars without trial.
Anyone who thinks that private profit and the prison system are a good match? Watch this movie. Anyone who thinks private money and the immigration system are a good match? Watch this movie. If you know anyone who actively moans about the Black Lives Matter movement, or who utters things like "All Lives Matter" or "Blue Lives Matter"? Get them to sit down, shut up for 100 minutes, watch this film and challenge themselves on everything that they believe. Anyone who believes the United States of America to be the Land of the Free, sit down, watch for 100 minutes - and challenge that belief. Anyone who thinks that racial division is a recently or newly fomented and exacerbated issue? Sit down, watch for 100 short minutes of your life and challenge that belief. You don't have to sit in total agreement with the documentary, but by God, I honestly think it would do your inner heart and soul some good. It's a masterpiece - surely up there with the best political activist documentaries..
I recently watched Time: the Kalief Browder story and that was pretty good (although also sad) - but yeah - if you haven't seen this and the subject matter is of interest, get that fixed ASAP!
I watched it with my girlfriend last night and I just wanted to share my appreciation, and moreso - offer it as a recommendation for anyone who hasn't seen it. It honestly feels like one of those special, powerful documentaries that every human being should watch. I feel bad for having not watched it until now, and I can't help but wonder: if it had hit every eyeball earlier in 2016, would we be living in a different reality today?
https://www.netflix.com/title/80091741
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt5895028/
https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/13th/
It's a beautifully crafted movie, drawing out a logical timeline of cultural reform and national shame, and it exposes one shocking truth or statistic after another. The opening quote: the United States has 5% of the World's population, but 25% of the World's prisoners - sets the tone, and from there its just a succinct and perfectly articulated argument that the 13th amendment didn't end slavery and racial oppression, it just forced that oppression to transform. It renders in to human terms, people we have been conditioned to forget - the moment they are locked away. It highlights the injustice of plea bargains and people spending years behind bars without trial.
Anyone who thinks that private profit and the prison system are a good match? Watch this movie. Anyone who thinks private money and the immigration system are a good match? Watch this movie. If you know anyone who actively moans about the Black Lives Matter movement, or who utters things like "All Lives Matter" or "Blue Lives Matter"? Get them to sit down, shut up for 100 minutes, watch this film and challenge themselves on everything that they believe. Anyone who believes the United States of America to be the Land of the Free, sit down, watch for 100 minutes - and challenge that belief. Anyone who thinks that racial division is a recently or newly fomented and exacerbated issue? Sit down, watch for 100 short minutes of your life and challenge that belief. You don't have to sit in total agreement with the documentary, but by God, I honestly think it would do your inner heart and soul some good. It's a masterpiece - surely up there with the best political activist documentaries..
I recently watched Time: the Kalief Browder story and that was pretty good (although also sad) - but yeah - if you haven't seen this and the subject matter is of interest, get that fixed ASAP!
